Top Cast
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Michel Serrault
Paul
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Rosy Varte
Therese
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Michel Galabru
The commissioner
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Paul Préboist
Brother Nahum #1
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Jacques Préboist
Nahum
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Daniel Prévost
un journaliste
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Pierre Mirat
Victor
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Max Amyl
Arlésien
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Raymond Gérôme
Genève
Overview
Paul and Thérèse have sold their café on the outskirts of an airport to buy one in Marseille. The business is going well until they discover that their bistro is being used as a hub for drug trafficking. To stop the traffic, they reignite a gang war.
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